Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 19 Oct 2025 -03
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Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
S
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
SE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.6
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)8991010101010101010111010101110101098999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)527963114512771437817653885776825800505458416418379379320260207314435389381
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
0.98
1:34AM
1.05
1:56PM
0.98
2:04AM
1.07
2:13PM
0.97
2:34AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.19
7:42AM
0.10
7:50PM
0.13
8:15AM
0.12
8:22PM
0.09
8:49AM
0.16
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------5:13-------5:13-------5:11-
Sunset-5:55-------5:57-------5:57------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
42221111-----1----------
Temp. °C192019192019191919191919181716181920201918181719
Feels °C (?)161715151716161615151517171615181716171616161617
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) (moderate winds from the S at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport 49 km from Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar)). 2.8m 9s swell from the SSW which is too big for here.

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49 km away, 1 h 59 min ago

22 km/h
S
0.0
21.8
Air / Water (°C)
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